Tag: Bernie Sanders

by Jay Monaco It's not always fun to be right. It was Monday, the big explosive opening night for the week-long televised self-congratulatory festival of tepid liberalness - the Rave for Real Realistic Realism - that is the DNC. Bernie Sanders, self-described independent democratic socialist senator from Vermont and erstwhile candidate for President slash commandante … Continue reading Being right about Bernie doesn’t make it any better

by Jay Monaco Midnight, Suicide Wednesday. These, the opening moments of the depressing slog that inevitably follows Super Tuesday returns, are made all the worse by the fact that those returns offered up iron-fisted testament to the supreme domination of one Donald Trump on one side and one Hillary Clinton on the other. Unless you're a white … Continue reading Is anyone here serious about “political revolution”?

So according to an editor's note in the blog linked below, it turns out Paul Goodspeed may not actually be the only member of DSA in New Hampshire, after all - but regardless, he certainly represents them well. In a previous guest post for CNE, Goodspeed described his experiences attending the DSA's youth conference held this … Continue reading A Young Socialist Against Sectarianism

Editor’s Note: A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to Socialist Alternative, the ISO, and the Green Partywith a “memo” regarding intelligent, practical cooperation – or at least dialogue – on The Sanders Question. Despite the piece being read and shared much more widely than I would have expected – thank you, good readers … Continue reading Argument and Analysis: Pro-Sanders Guest Post, Part II

Editor's Note: A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to Socialist Alternative, the ISO, and the Green Party with a "memo" regarding intelligent, practical cooperation - or at least dialogue - on The Sanders Question. Despite the piece being read and shared much more widely than I would have expected - thank you, good … Continue reading Special Guest Post: A Pro-Sanders Dissenter Speaks

by Jay Monaco Yeah, all that stuff I said about labor and the TPP? Totally never mind, guys. Never mind. Forget it. I wrote about how the leaders of labor, so often pleading impotence, revealed themselves little Machiavellis in the halls of power during the Trade Promotion Authority fight, winning the day by browbeating democrats … Continue reading The Great Big Labor Tweakout of 2015

This represents the second post in our wild Commie #FITN Party series. Disclaimer found here. *********** by Jay Monaco Look, a lot has already been written on this subject. Here's Jacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara saying Bernie's candidacy is a good idea. Here's a different writer in Jacobin saying why none of this is true and Bernie's run … Continue reading We wish we were excited about Bernie, but we’re not